tired, angry and in need of a quick fix...

[entropygirl]

Hi all,

I know I promised to read the books recommended here but I have a full time job and PND and its not looking like its going to happen soon....

So please could people confirm or deny the idea I have in my head that male and female babies brains are identical until we start to force our prejudices on them? (If the answer is that it's complicated then I can take that! I'm a scientist :))

I am getting madder every day that S'buries split baby grows by sex. I mean the only baby product I can imagine it would be worth differentiating male and female for would be nappies and as far as I know they don't. SO QUIT IT!

On the plus side I emailed the people advertising the Boys Future Star T-Shirt
on
www.mumsnet.com/christmas/top-childrens-christmas-presents-2011

and asked them why exactly it was only suitable for boys and they have apologised and renamed it 'kids' on their website.

Small steps...small steps....

chicken I have to disagree with you. I am involved in both teaching and examining and am starting a new line in checking whether students actually understood things....

The sad fact is that (at degree level certainly) students are memorizing, parroting and becoming very very successful at answering exam questions without in many cases even picking up a basic level of actual understanding.